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Effects of rainfall characteristics and sugarcane growth stage on soil and nitrogen losses
High intensity rainfall in southern China has led to soil erosion on slo** farmland, causing serious ecological and environmental problems. But how the interaction of rainfall factors and growth stages influ...
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Open AccessFixed-point iterative linear inverse solver with extended precision
Solving linear systems, often accomplished by iterative algorithms, is a ubiquitous task in science and engineering. To accommodate the dynamic range and precision requirements, these iterative solvers are car...
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Liquid nitrogen-controlled direct pyrolysis/KOH activation mediated micro-mesoporous carbon synthesis from castor shell for enhanced performance of supercapacitor electrode
Direct pyrolysis/KOH activation of carbon from castor shell biomass is an economical combination of two processes to breakdown biomass lignin effectively. The advanced liquid nitrogen-controlled direct pyrolys...
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A smart MXene-copolymeric molecularly imprinted hydrogel with dual-response and photothermal conversion performance for specific recognition of cis-diol compounds
In this work, a novel MXene-copolymeric molecularly imprinted hydrogel (FMMIH) with temperature/pH dual response and photothermal conversion performance for selective recognition of cis-diol compounds is succe...
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Does haze pollution affect public health in China from the perspective of environmental efficiency?
This study attempts to introduce haze pollution into the environmental efficiency evaluation framework and measures PM2.5 environmental efficiency in China during 2001–2017 based on the slack-based measure (SB...
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Influence of Gd2O3 on phase, microstructure, and electrical properties of ZnO varistor ceramics
Gd2O3-doped ZnO varistor ceramics were successfully prepared through the solid reaction sintering route. The influence of Gd2O3 additive on the phase composition, microstructure, and electrical properties of ZnO ...
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Open AccessGambogic acid protects LPS-induced apoptosis and inflammation in a cell model of neonatal pneumonia through the regulation of TrkA/Akt signaling pathway
In this work, we investigated the effects of gambogic acid (GA) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced apoptosis and inflammation in a cell model of neonatal pneumonia.
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Open AccessSuccession of endophytic fungi and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with the growth of plant and their correlation with secondary metabolites in the roots of plants
To decipher the root and microbial interaction, secondary metabolite accumulation in roots and the microbial community’s succession model during the plant’s growth period demands an in-depth investigation. How...
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Open AccessHigh-throughput sequencing analysis of the rhizosphere arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) community composition associated with Ferula sinkiangensis
Ferula sinkiangensis is an increasingly endangered medicinal plant. Arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF) are symbiotic microorganisms that live in the soil wherein they enhance nutrient uptake, stress resistance, an...
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Glucose-Lipid Metabolism in Obesity with Elevated Prolactin Levels and Alteration of Prolactin Levels After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
We investigated the differences in metabolism between obesity with or without increased prolactin (PRL) and the change in PRL after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG).
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Open AccessRoot-associated endophytic bacterial community composition and structure of three medicinal licorices and their changes with the growing year
The dried roots and rhizomes of medicinal licorices are widely used worldwide as a traditional medicinal herb, which are mainly attributed to a variety of bioactive compounds that can be extracted from licoric...
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Structure, energy transfer, and luminescence properties of NaLaMgWO6: Tb3+,Eu3+ phosphors for solid-state lighting
Novel NaLaMgWO6:Tb3+,Eu3+ phosphors with tunable color emissions were prepared by a solid-state reaction. The crystal structure, composition, and luminescent properties of the obtained phosphors were investigated...
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Open AccessTurbulence-Resistant FSO Communication Using a Few-Mode Pre-Amplified Receiver
Leveraging recent advances in space-division multiplexing, we propose and demonstrate turbulence-resistant free-space optical communication using few-mode (FM) pre-amplified receivers. The rationale for this a...
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Enhanced luminescence properties of Eu3+ activated CaGd2(WO4)4 red-emitting phosphors with Mo6+ do**
Novel CaGd2(WO4)4(1−x)(MoO4)4x:Eu3+ red phosphors were successfully prepared through a solid state method. The influence of molybdenum ions do** on the crystal structure and luminescence properties of CaGd2(WO4
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Open AccessReducing group delay spread using uniform long-period gratings
Despite the promise of an orders-of-magnitude increase in transmission capacity, practical implementation of mode-division multiplexing faces a number of challenges. The most important among them is the comple...
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Open AccessFew-mode fibre-optic microwave photonic links
The fibre-optic microwave photonic link has become one of the basic building blocks for microwave photonics. Increasing the optical power at the receiver is the best way to improve all link performance metrics...
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Open AccessNon-patchy strategy for inter-atomic distances from Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure
Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) has been one of the few structural probes available for crystalline, non-crystalline and even highly disordered specimens. However, the data analysis involves a...
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Open AccessRayleigh scattering in few-mode optical fibers
The extremely low loss of silica fibers has enabled the telecommunication revolution, but single-mode fiber-optic communication systems have been driven to their capacity limits. As a means to overcome this ca...
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Novel applications of space-division multiplexing
Space-division multiplexing (SDM) using multi-core fibers (MCFs) and few-mode fibers (FMFs) was proposed as a solution to increase capacity and/or reduce the cost per bit of fiber-optic transmission. Advances ...
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Spectroscopic and electrochemical studies on the interaction between luteolin and DNA
The interactions of luteolin (LUT) with DNA, including double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) and single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), were investigated in detail by ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV–vis), fluorescence spectr...
